CELEBRITIES & HOSTS
JP Calderon | Candis Cayne | Benjamin Bradley | Jack Mackenroth | David Moretti | Carey Sherrell
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JP Calderon
(Pro Volleyball Player/Reality Star/Fashion Model)
John Paul "J.P." Calderon is a professional volleyball player, model and reality television participant. JP returned for his second season of the Oxygen Network’s The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency in 2007 and currently graces the cover of Instinct Magazine (March 2008) for the second time, one year after he came out in the magazine and on the show. Prior to The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, J.P. was best known on television as a contestant on the controversial racially segregated Survivor: Cook Islands, the 13th season of the CBS reality show.
On Survivor: Cook Islands, Calderon started off as one of five members of the Hispanic "Aitutaki" tribe. Calderon was the fourth cast member voted off in a 7/2 split. In 2007, Calderon joined the cast of the 2nd season of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. On the show, Calderon was approached to appear on the cover of Instinct magazine, a magazine that requires that its male cover models be openly gay. Instinct confirmed that Calderon identified as gay, and he was featured in the February 2007 issue, including the cover, a photo spread, feature story and interview. |
| The magazine appearance confirmed J.P.’s status as the breakout model of The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency’s 2nd season, and catapulted him to the front pages of gay media nationally. His return for season three stirred up much discussion among online fans.
J.P. Calderon grew up in Marina del Rey, California and attended California State University, Long Beach, where he played for the school's nationally ranked men's volleyball team and graduated with a degree in speech communication in 2000. He began his professional volleyball career in 2004 and became a nationally ranked Association of Volleyball Professionals player prior to his appearance on Survivor: Cook Islands. |
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Personal: Candis Cayne
Nightlife and Club Events: Andrew Briskin
Tango Blues Entertainment
phone: 323.469.8022 x1#
e-mail: andrew@tangobluesentertainment.com
Management:Nikki Weiss
Nikki Weiss & Co
phone: 323.651.1414
e-mail: nikkiweiss@aol.com
Agent: Todd Eisner
APA
Talent & Literary Agency
phone: 310.888.4200
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Candis Cayne
(Actress/Singer)
Raised in Maui Hawaii, Candis Cayne burst on stage in the mid nineties with a high kick
at Boy Bar New York, the East Village weekly, where grand production value met tight
choreography in a winning formula. The leggy Hawaiian raised Cayne rose quickly
through the ranks and was soon enjoying star status, helped by her years of dance training
and her sex kitten presence. Candis has staged complex production numbers at Wigstock
and other large-scale events around the globe, often involving dozens of background
dancers and weeks of rehearsal.
Candis and Kenny Ortega choreographed the feature film, Too Wong Fu. She also
choreographed Stonewall. Candis starred in Mob Queen with David Proval and Tony
Serico, famed for their roles on Sopranos, she was featured in Wigstock the movie, and in
Dragtime on HBO. She has been in many commercials, videos, television shows, and
print ads. In 2001, Candis won the coveted title of Miss Continental, an annual talent and
beauty contest held in Chicago, which is the biggest and most exclusive transgender
pageant in the country.
Candis performs her one-woman show around the country combining dance, voice, and
comedy to make an original and exhilarating entertainment experience. Her venue was
singled out by the New York Times as a must see.
Currently, Candis can be seen on ABC’s series Dirty Sexy Money, where she plays Billy
Baldwin’s transgender lover. This is a groundbreaking opportunity in that it’s the first
time in television history that a recurring transgender role is being played by a
transgender actress.
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She can also be seen on the big screen in RuPaul’s feature film Star Booty Reloaded,
where she plays RuPaul’s arch nemesis, Annika Manners.
Candis lives in Los Angeles with her fiancé DJ Marco, their six year old daughter Satori
and two Boxer dogs, Sampson and Delilah.
She continues to focus on acting career while representing the transgender community in
a positive light. |
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Benjamin Bradley
(Spokesperson/Fashion Model)
Model and spokesperson Benjamin Bradley was born and raised in northwest Washington near Seattle. Benjamin began his modeling career in early 2005 as a way to put himself through college, where he was studying for a degree in Graphic Design. He went on to became the spokes model for Ginch Gonch underwear in early 2007. After creating a huge fan base, he toured across the country to Pride events and nightclubs, signing autographs and dancing for his fans. his latest endeavor is his online store BuyFromBen.com which is scheduled for a Summer 2008 launch. Benjamin continues touring and dancing throughout the US and Canada as part of his endorsement deal, and is available for all appearances and events exclusively through Tango Blues Entertainment. He comes with Ginch Gonch product to giveaway, a DVD reel for video monitors and projection, photographs to sign for fans, and a booty ready to shake on stage!
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Jack Mackenroth
(Fashion Designer/Reality Star/All American Swimmer)
Jack Mackenroth, originally from Seattle, Washington, graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a double degree in Fine Arts and Sociology. He moved to New York in 1991 to attend the prestigious Parsons School of design where he studied Fashion Design. In 1997 he went to work for Tommy Hilfiger, designing knits for the women’s line and fashion illustrations for the entire division. From there Jack returned to menswear, designing for the Slates brand under the Levis umbrella. Before appearing on Season 4 of Project Runway, Jack was the Design Director at Weatherproof Active wear for 4 years.
Beyond his professional achievements, Jack has also achieved national recognition as a competitive swimmer. He has 3 All-American titles to his name and set a national record in the summer of 2006 in the breaststroke leg of the 4 x 50 meter medley relay. As a fitness and fashion model through the 1990’s, Jack appeared in such magazines as Paper, DNR, Men’s Fitness, Men’s Journal, Genre, Blue and many others.
Jack has always been very open about his positive HIV status. Since his diagnosis in 1990 he has tried to combat the stigma of HIV by living honestly and being a role model through professional and athletic achievements. He believes that public visibility educates and eventually saves lives. He has worked with HIV/AIDS charities such as God’s Love We Deliver and Project Open Hand, which deliver meals to homebound people with AIDS. Each year his swim team organizes a benefit event that raises over $25,000 annually for local AIDS charities. He hopes to further disprove the myths about HIV throughout his experience on Project Runway and beyond.
Jack is currently developing his own line of men’s dress shirts and dress pants, with the goal to expand into all aspects of men’s sportswear. He is also working on a memoir about his life experiences. Most recently Jack had a cameo in the new Sex and the City feature film due out the summer of 2008. After winning the menswear challenge on Project Runway, Jack appeared on the Today Show during which Tiki Barber wore the winning outfit. For this star the runway is just the beginning!
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David Moretti
(Actor)
David Moretti, the young star of here! TV's The Lair, knew he had to leave the complacent, conservative bubble that was his hometown of Cranston, Rhode Island. "When you are little you think Hollywood is going to look like Oz or something," he explains in a less hackneyed, yet still country drawl. "When you get here you see hookers on street corners and more tour busses than Bentleys."
After a summer internship in Los Angeles, Moretti transferred from Boston College to the University of Southern California. At USC, he majored in English with a minor in film and belonged to the Delta Chi fraternity. A fraternity brother spotted his picture, hat pulled low to obscure his face, on a networking site where Moretti had identified himself as gay. The brother, who was openly gay, took it upon himself to out Moretti. He forwarded the profile to Moretti's entire fraternity class.
Shortly thereafter, he came upon the audition notice for The Lair. The show's casting agent couriered Moretti a fifty page script of the show's pilot and gave him a mere two days to prepare for the audition. He played it cool and twenty-four hours later was offered the role of 'Thom'. That's when the real stress began.
Moretti decided to accept the role, concluding that it would be best for him to embrace his being gay now, as opposed to later in his career. Additionally, Moretti likes the idea of being part of the new movement in gay television. "I'm proud to be part of a show that is entertaining our culture. Gay heroes and villains are a concept not often explored and here! TV should be commended for being the first network to make it happen." Moretti continues his role as 'Thom' for a second season currently in production. |
| Since debuting on The Lair, Moretti has also appeared as a guest star on here! TV's Dante's Cove. He finished filming Fall of 2007 in the Turk & Caicos Islands on Director Rex Piano’s A Date With Murder for Regent Releasing. Scheduled for release in early 2008, A Date With Murder stars Moretti with David Chokachi, Robyn Lively, Alexandra Paul and Bart Johnson. The film is about a woman trying to piece together the clues leading up to her sister’s death by walking a mile in her shoes. |
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Carey Sherrell
(Clothing Designer/Reality Star)
Carey Sherrell, 26, was the first openly gay candidate on Donald Trump's hit show The Apprentice Season 6. Carey is most known for his pink fitted bathing suit which was deemed “to gay for Trump”. Despite overwhelming support from his team, Trump asked Carey if he was Gay in the boardroom and was ultimately fired. Carey Sherrell has graced the cover of Instinct magazine’s first ever Business Issue, where he talked about how to run a successful business and being gay in the work place. Making lemon-aid out of lemons, Sherrell is now the Chief Creative Officer of his own swimwear company called Blue Motion Squared (Bm²). In business for only 6 months, Bm² has launched 3 lines with underwear and other under garments out this fall.
Carey was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Not satisfied with working in a conventional office environment, he decided to pursue his real passion; marketing. Carey's flair for crafting innovative and creative promotions helped him to launch his own event marketing and promotions firm whose high-profile clients have included Adidas America, Stoli Vodka, Atlanta's High Museum of Art, Turner South, Verizon Wireless through its agency partner Mini Mobile Media, and Cartoon Network through Hothouse Inc.
He has served as National Political Director for the College of Democrats of America, one of the youth arms of the Democratic National Committee. Carey has also worked for Al Gore on his Vice Presidential Advance Team, plus for Senator Max Cleland (D-GA), Governor Roy Barnes, and Mayor Shirley Franklin. He was one of the youngest members of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, the Atlanta Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and Atlanta Executive Network (AEN).
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